Friday, November 20, 2009
Federal Bureau of Investigation gets 60 days to file charges against Pakistani plotters
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been given 60 days to file charges in the foiled terror plot in India and Denmark by two Pakistan-born Chicago men at the behest of Pakistanbased terrorist outfit Lashker-eTaiba (LeT).
Chicago court's chief Judge James F. Holderman has extended till next Jan 1, the period of filing indictment against the accused duo, David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born American national, and his Pakistan-born Canadian associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
FBI agents arrested Headley Oct 18 from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Philadelphia, and subsequently arrested Tahawwur Hussain Rana, whose former name was Daood Gilani.
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Chicago court's chief Judge James F. Holderman has extended till next Jan 1, the period of filing indictment against the accused duo, David Coleman Headley, a Pakistan-born American national, and his Pakistan-born Canadian associate Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
FBI agents arrested Headley Oct 18 from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Philadelphia, and subsequently arrested Tahawwur Hussain Rana, whose former name was Daood Gilani.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Indians bring robbery issue to the fore in Fairfax, VA
In the wake of a spate of daytime robberies of Indian homes in Fairfax, VA, some residents are mobilizing to bring the issue to the state capitol, Richmond.
Fairfax Times online reported Nov. 10 that a crowd of close to 200 residents met in Centerville, VA. Ajay Laheri, one of the residents who has taken the initiative, addressed the crowd saying the community had to help law enforcement and public officials deal with the crimes.
Following the public meeting of Oct. 29, the ad hoc group also held a "meet and greet" at a Chantilly restaurant with Republican candidate for Virginia's 37th District Senate seat, Marianne Horinko, to apprise her of their concerns.
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Fairfax Times online reported Nov. 10 that a crowd of close to 200 residents met in Centerville, VA. Ajay Laheri, one of the residents who has taken the initiative, addressed the crowd saying the community had to help law enforcement and public officials deal with the crimes.
Following the public meeting of Oct. 29, the ad hoc group also held a "meet and greet" at a Chantilly restaurant with Republican candidate for Virginia's 37th District Senate seat, Marianne Horinko, to apprise her of their concerns.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Indo-American Film Festival opens in New York City
The Mahindra Indo American Arts Council Film Festival opened in New York City with a Gala film screening , Nov. 11.
Now in its ninth year, the 5day festival included 47 screenings including 44 premieres of features, documentaries and shorts from India, Canada, the UK and the U.S, a press release said.
The Nov. 11 opening night film was "Today's Special," a comedy written by and starring Aasif Mandvi ("The Daily Show") accompanied by Naseerudin Shah and author and actor Madhur Jaffrey.
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Now in its ninth year, the 5day festival included 47 screenings including 44 premieres of features, documentaries and shorts from India, Canada, the UK and the U.S, a press release said.
The Nov. 11 opening night film was "Today's Special," a comedy written by and starring Aasif Mandvi ("The Daily Show") accompanied by Naseerudin Shah and author and actor Madhur Jaffrey.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Mob boss Dawood Ibrahim figures on Forbes' list of most powerful
President Barack Obama tops Forbes magazine's list of "The World's Most Powerful People," but he shares that space with terror mastermind Osama bin Laden's and reputed Indian mob boss Dawood Ibrahim.
The list, which names "67 heads of state, criminals, financiers and philanthropists who really run the world," includes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is ranked 36th, a rung above bin Laden.
It also includes Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani at 44, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal at 55, industrialist Ratan Tata at 59 and the Dalai Lama at 39.
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The list, which names "67 heads of state, criminals, financiers and philanthropists who really run the world," includes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is ranked 36th, a rung above bin Laden.
It also includes Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani at 44, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal at 55, industrialist Ratan Tata at 59 and the Dalai Lama at 39.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Pakistan Bomb is Chinese takeout
In 1982, a Pakistani military C-130 left the western Chinese city of Urumqi with a highly unusual cargo: enough weapons-grade uranium for two atomic bombs, according to accounts written by the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and provided to The Washington Post.
The uranium transfer in five stainless-steel boxes was part of a broad-ranging, secret nuclear deal approved years earlier by Mao Zedong and Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto that culminated in an exceptional, deliberate act of proliferation by a nuclear power, according to the accounts by Khan, who is under house arrest in Pakistan.
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The uranium transfer in five stainless-steel boxes was part of a broad-ranging, secret nuclear deal approved years earlier by Mao Zedong and Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto that culminated in an exceptional, deliberate act of proliferation by a nuclear power, according to the accounts by Khan, who is under house arrest in Pakistan.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Off-year elections catch Obama on wrong foot
Indian Americans on all sides of the political divide concur that these off-year elections Nov. 3, are at the very least a warning sign for President Obama. Democrats lost key Gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey and Republicans crowed that a page had turned in the Obama presidency so soon after takeover. Indian Americans also seem to agree that the slogan that worked against Republicans now holds true for Democrats "It's the economy stupid." And even Democrats faulted their party for the quality of campaigns run and felt the community had been neglected or taken for granted, making some candidates more precarious.
But Indian Americans are mixed on whether these losses at the polls were actually a referendum on President Obama's accomplishments since that undeniably historic day he was elected a year ago Nov. 3. Some say they were while others contend it was mainly the local scenario that determined the vote.
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But Indian Americans are mixed on whether these losses at the polls were actually a referendum on President Obama's accomplishments since that undeniably historic day he was elected a year ago Nov. 3. Some say they were while others contend it was mainly the local scenario that determined the vote.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Slumdog's Little Jamal is leading man in Swiss film
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, 11, best known for his role as the youngest Jamal in "Slumdog Millionaire" is playing the leading man in Swiss film "Shyam's Secret".
Set in India, it is the story of an eight-year-old European girl and her friendship with an enigmatic Indian boy Shyam.
Also known as "Le secret de Shyam", it will be made in French and English. To be released next year, this adventure film is reportedly being shot in Goa . Directed, produced, and written by Deborah Mangola, the film is co-produced by Adam Bedi and written by Lalit Ajgaonkar.
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Set in India, it is the story of an eight-year-old European girl and her friendship with an enigmatic Indian boy Shyam.
Also known as "Le secret de Shyam", it will be made in French and English. To be released next year, this adventure film is reportedly being shot in Goa . Directed, produced, and written by Deborah Mangola, the film is co-produced by Adam Bedi and written by Lalit Ajgaonkar.
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